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Old 01-24-11, 06:42 AM
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Need some advice and opinions.

My other car (not a lexus) recently sustained front panel damages from vandals. I've replaced the bumper, bonnet & fenders aswell as the back bumper.

The car is gloss black and the cheapest quote for repainting all those panels i got was above 1k. So instead i was thinking of wrapping the entire car in 3M gloss black vinyl. I've wrapped panels and bonnets before and it is something I can do myself. With the wrapping option, i must wrap the entire car to make everything match, but it works out much cheaper than painting and not to mention its much more durable.

I like the idea but just wanted some opinions on it. Plus the 3M wrap comes with 8 YEAR guarantee

Would be great to have some opinions on it.
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Just remember that if you sell it, you should tell the new owner what you have done. I say wrap that bad boy!
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